diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4d21b68..a38a427 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ cache:
 
 variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
-  CARGO_HOME: "CI_PROJECT_DIR/cargohome"
+  CARGO_HOME: "cargohome"
 
 before_script:
   - mkdir -p $CARGO_HOME && echo "using $CARGO_HOME to cache cargo deps"